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Vilonia, Arkansas

Michael Stanek hugs his daughter Kennedy Stanek as they take a break from helping friends sift though the rubble of their homes, April 30, 2014.

Severe floods in Florida's Panhandle and coastal Alabama deluged roads and engulfed homes and cars on Wednesday, the latest mayhem created by a tornado-packing storm system that has killed at least 34 people in the United States this week.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

A man throws a piece of wood from a destroyed house into a fire, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

People are framed by a U.S. flag as they clean up a destroyed house and look for any valuables, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

A boy looks at a destroyed car in a field, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

A man pours gasoline on a wrecked car, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

A woman is framed by a U.S. flag as she cleans up a destroyed house, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Patsy Reno, mother of Dawn Loving, searches through the rubble of her home for mementos, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Dawn Loving looks at a family photo in front of her destroyed home, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Linda Avaritt points out to family member Bill Laramore the path of the storm from inside of what was the living room of her daughter's house, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Personal belongings seen in the debris field of Larry Loving's house, after a tornado hit, April 30, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Shane and wife Alexis Cauthen of The Valley Church hug after they were cleaning up what was their chapel, April 29, 2014.

The Cauthens lost their house and most of the possessions in the storm. The church was leveled and they plan to hold a service on the concrete slab that the building stood on.

At least 34 people across six states were killed in tornadoes unleashed by a ferocious storm system that razed neighborhoods and threatened more destruction in heavily populated parts of the U.S. South on Tuesday.

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Mayflower, Arkansas

Darwin Henry tucks a treasured photo of himself as a young man riding a horse that had been recovered from the debris that was his house, April 29,2014.

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Mayflower, Arkansas

Seth Parker (L) and a friend look down at what is left of Parker's house, April 30, 2014.

Parker has no plans to rebuild in the area as this is the second tornado to come though in recent years.

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Kimberly, Alabama

The Kimberly Church of God is seen after it was hit by a tornado, April 29, 2014.

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Mayflower, Arkansas

People wait on the phone with an insurance adjuster outside their destroyed house, April 29, 2014.

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Kimberly, Alabama

A worker pushes water out of the North Jefferson Middle School after a tornado took off part of the roof of the gym at the school.

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Bessemer, Alabama

Fallen trees and damaged homes, April 29, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

A U.S. flag sticks out the window of a damaged hot rod car in a suburban area, April 28, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

A residential neighborhood is seen destroyed by a tornado in this aerial photograph, April 28, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Rescue workers and volunteers search through debris in a lake one-day after nearby homes were destroyed by a tornado, April 28, 2014.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least dozens of lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials, April 28, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Uprooted trees are pictured after a tornado hit Vilonia, Arkansas, April 28, 2014.

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Mayflower, Arkansas

Fallen trees are seen along a creek in this aerial picture. in Mayflower, Arkansas, April 28, 2014.

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Vilonia, Arkansas

Aerial view of the central town after a tornado hit, April 28, 2014.

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Louisville, Mississippi

Storm chaser try to avoid debris all over the highways, April 28, 2014.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

Debris are scattered along North Gloster Street.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

A police officer walks through debris from the roof of a house.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

Debris from the roof of a house on Dunbarton Oaks Circle lies on the street behind Lost Pizza Co, April 28, 2014.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

Volunteers start clearing trees off cars from a parking lot in the Joyner neighborhood, April 28, 2014.

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Mayflower, Arkansas

Debris from a damaged home, April 27, 2014.

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Little Rock, Arkansas

Scenes of destruction caused by tornadoes, April 28,2014.

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Little Rock, Arkansas

Scenes of destruction caused by tornadoes, April 28,2014.

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Mayflower, Arkansas

Debris from a damaged home is seen after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm, April 27, 2014.